{{tnr}}'''Ted Poe''' (b. September 10, 1948) is a [[Republican]] member of the [[U.S. House of Representatives]] from the state of [[Texas]]. Poe serves the 2nd congressional district of Texas. He was first elected to the House in 2004. He ran for re-election in 2012.

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{{tnr}}'''Ted Poe''' (b. September 10, 1948 in Temple, Texas) is a [[Republican]] member of the [[U.S. House of Representatives]] from the state of [[Texas]]. Poe serves [[Texas' 2nd congressional district]]. He was first elected to the House in 2004.

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Based on an analysis of bill sponsorship by ''GovTrack'', Poe is a "[[GovTrack's Political Spectrum & Legislative Leadership ranking|far-right Republican leader]]".<ref>[http://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/ted_poe/400652 ''Gov Track'' "Poe" Accessed May 25, 2012]</ref>

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Poe most recently won re-election on November 6, 2012. He defeated [[Jim Dougherty]] (D), [[Kenneth Duncan]] (L), and [[Mark Roberts]] (G) in the November 6, 2012, general election.<ref>[http://www.politico.com/2012-election/map/#/House/2012/ ''Politico'' "2012 Election Map, Texas"]</ref>

Poe serves on the following committees:<ref>[http://media.cq.com/pub/committees/ ''CQ.com,'' House Committee Rosters for the 113th Congress]</ref>

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* [[United States House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs|Committee on Foreign Affairs]]

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** Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia and Emerging Threats

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** Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation and Trade ''Chair''

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*[[United States House Committee on the Judiciary]]

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**Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet

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**Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security

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====2011-2012====

====2011-2012====

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Poe is a member of the following House committees<ref>[http://poe.house.gov/About/Committees.htm ''Official House website'' "Committees," Accessed October 21, 2011]</ref>:

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Poe was a member of the following House committees<ref>[http://poe.house.gov/About/Committees.htm ''Official House website'' "Committees," Accessed October 21, 2011]</ref>:

* [[United States House of Representatives Committee on Judiciary|Committee on the Judiciary]]

* [[United States House of Representatives Committee on Judiciary|Committee on the Judiciary]]

** Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security

** Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security

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** Subcommittee on Europe and Eurasia

** Subcommittee on Europe and Eurasia

** Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade

** Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade

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** Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations

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** Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations

==Issues==

==Issues==

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===House Judiciary Committee===

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===Specific votes===

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====Fiscal Cliff====

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Congressman Poe was first appointed to the House Judiciary Committee in 2009 and is currently serving in his second term on the committee.<ref>[http://judiciary.house.gov/about/members.html ''House Judiciary Committee'' "111th Congress Committee Members"]</ref>. The Congressman serves on the House Judiciary Subcommittees on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security<ref>[http://judiciary.house.gov/about/subcrime.html ''House Judiciary Committee'' "Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security Membership, 111th Congress"]</ref> and on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law<ref>[http://judiciary.house.gov/about/subimmigration.html ''House Judiciary Committee'' "Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law Membership, 111th Congress"]</ref>

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Poe voted against the fiscal cliff compromise bill, which made permanent most of the Bush tax cuts originally passed in 2001 and 2003 while also raising tax rates on the highest income levels. He was one of 151 Republicans that voted against the bill. The bill was passed in the House by a 257/167 vote on January 1, 2013.<ref>[http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2012/roll659.xml ''U.S. House'' "Roll Call Vote on the Fiscal Cliff" Accessed January 4, 2013.]</ref>

Poe won re-election in the [[U.S. Congress elections, 2012|2012 election]] for the [[U.S. House elections, 2012|U.S. House]], representing [[United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, 2012|Texas']] [[Texas' 2nd congressional district elections, 2012|2nd District]]. He ran unopposed in the May 29, 2012, Republican primary. He defeated [[Jim Dougherty]] (D), [[Kenneth Duncan]] (L), and [[Mark Roberts]] (G) in the November 6, 2012, general election.<ref>[http://candidates.texasgop.org/offices/united-states-representative Republican candidate list]</ref><ref>[http://enr.sos.state.tx.us/enr/results/may29_160_state.htm Unofficial Republican primary results]</ref>

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===2010===

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On November 2, 2010, Poe won re-election to the U.S. House of Representatives, defeating David W. Smith (L).<ref>[http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/2010election.pdf ''U.S. Congress House Clerk'' "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010"]</ref>

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===Full history===

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==Campaign donors==

==Campaign donors==

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Candidates for Congress were required to file up to seven main reports with the [[Federal Election Commission]] during the [[United States Congress elections, 2012|2012 elections season]]. Below are Poe's reports.<ref>[http://query.nictusa.com/cgi-bin/cancomsrs/?_12+H4TX02108 ''Federal Election Commission'' "Ted Poe's Summary Report," Accessed July 17, 2012]</ref>

Based on an analysis of bill sponsorship by ''GovTrack'', Poe is a "[[GovTrack's Political Spectrum & Legislative Leadership ranking|far-right Republican leader]]" as of June 2013.<ref>[http://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/ted_poe/400652 ''Gov Track'' "Ted Poe," Accessed June 7 2013]</ref>

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===Lifetime voting record===

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::''See also: [[Lifetime voting records of United States Senators and Representatives]]''

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According to the website ''GovTrack,'' Poe missed 239 of 6,440 roll call votes from January 2005 to March 2013. This amounts to 3.7%, which is worse than the median of 2.2% among current congressional representatives as of March 2013.<ref>[http://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/ted_poe/400652 ''GovTrack,'' "Ted Poe," Accessed April 2, 2013]</ref>

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===Congressional staff salaries===

::''See also: [[Staff salaries of United States Senators and Representatives]]''

::''See also: [[Staff salaries of United States Senators and Representatives]]''

The website ''Legistorm'' compiles staff salary information for members of Congress. Poe paid his congressional staff a total of $867,427 in 2011. Overall, [[Texas]] ranks 27th in average salary for representative staff. The average [[U.S. House of Representatives]] congressional staff was paid $954,912.20 in fiscal year 2011.<ref>[http://www.legistorm.com/member/2801/Rep_Ted_Poe.html ''LegiStorm'', "Ted Poe," Accessed September 17, 2012]</ref>

The website ''Legistorm'' compiles staff salary information for members of Congress. Poe paid his congressional staff a total of $867,427 in 2011. Overall, [[Texas]] ranks 27th in average salary for representative staff. The average [[U.S. House of Representatives]] congressional staff was paid $954,912.20 in fiscal year 2011.<ref>[http://www.legistorm.com/member/2801/Rep_Ted_Poe.html ''LegiStorm'', "Ted Poe," Accessed September 17, 2012]</ref>

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===Net worth===

===Net worth===

:: ''See also: [[Net Worth of United States Senators and Representatives]]''

:: ''See also: [[Net Worth of United States Senators and Representatives]]''

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Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by ''OpenSecrets.org - The Center for Responsive Politics'', Poe's net worth as of 2010 was estimated between $-21,985 to $294,999, which is lower than the average net worth of Republican Representatives in 2010 of $7,561,133.<ref>[http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00026457&year=2010 ''OpenSecrets.org'', "Ted Poe (R-Texas), 2010," Accessed September 17, 2012]</ref>

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====2011====

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Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by ''OpenSecrets.org - The Center for Responsive Politics'', Poe's net worth as of 2011 was estimated between $103,014 to $570,999. That averages to $337,006, which is lower than the average net worth of Republican House members in 2011 of $7,859,232. His average net worth increased by 146.88% from 2010.<ref>[http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00026457&year=2011 ''OpenSecrets.org'' "Ted Poe (R-Texas), 2011," accessed February 25, 2013]</ref>

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Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by ''OpenSecrets.org - The Center for Responsive Politics'', Poe's net worth as of 2010 was estimated between $-21,985 to $294,999. That averages to 146.88%, which is lower than the average net worth of Republican Representatives in 2010 of $7,561,133.<ref>[http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00026457&year=2010 ''OpenSecrets.org'', "Ted Poe (R-Texas), 2010," Accessed September 17, 2012]</ref>

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===National Journal vote ratings===

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Each year ''National Journal'' publishes an analysis of how liberally or conservatively each member of congress voted in the previous year. Poe ranked 144th in the conservative rankings among members of the U.S. House.<ref>[http://www.nationaljournal.com/2012-vote-ratings ''National Journal,'' "2012 Congressional Vote Ratings," March 7, 2013]</ref>

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Each year ''National Journal'' publishes an analysis of how liberally or conservatively each member of congress voted in the previous year. Poe was tied with one other member of the U.S. House of Representatives, ranking 60th in the conservative rankings among members of the U.S. House.<ref>[http://www.nationaljournal.com/voteratings2011/searchable-vote-ratings-tables-house-20120223 ''National Journal,'' "Searchable Vote Ratings Tables: House," February 23, 2012]</ref>

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==Recent news==

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Based on analysis of multiple outside rankings, Poe is an average Republican member of Congress, meaning he will vote with the Republican Party on the majority of bills.

Biography

After receiving his bachelor's degree from Abilene Christian University, Poe served in the U.S. Air Force Reserves for six years. During that time, he also earned his J.D. from the University of Houston and started his career as a district attorney.[2] He went on to serve as county judge for over 20 years, and earned a reputation for his unique sentences.[3]

Issues

Specific votes

Fiscal Cliff

Poe voted against the fiscal cliff compromise bill, which made permanent most of the Bush tax cuts originally passed in 2001 and 2003 while also raising tax rates on the highest income levels. He was one of 151 Republicans that voted against the bill. The bill was passed in the House by a 257/167 vote on January 1, 2013.[6]

Full history

To view the full congressional electoral history for Ted Poe, click [show] to expand the section.

2010

On November 2, 2010, Ted Poe won re-election to the United States House. He defeated David Smith (L) in the general election.[9]

U.S. House, Texas District 2 General Election, 2010

Party

Candidate

Vote %

Votes

Republican

Ted Poeincumbent

88.6%

130,020

Libertarian

David Smith

11.4%

16,711

Total Votes

146,731

2008

On November 4, 2008, Ted Poe won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Craig Wolfe (L) in the general election.[10]

U.S. House, Texas District 2 General Election, 2008

Party

Candidate

Vote %

Votes

Republican

Ted Poeincumbent

88.9%

175,101

Libertarian

Craig Wolfe

11.1%

21,813

Total Votes

196,914

2006

On November 7, 2006, Ted Poe won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Gary Binderim (D) and Justo Perez (L) in the general election.[11]

U.S. House, Texas District 2 General Election, 2006

Party

Candidate

Vote %

Votes

Republican

Ted Poeincumbent

68%

104,099

Democratic

Gary Binderim

30.2%

46,303

Libertarian

Justo Perez

1.7%

2,668

Total Votes

153,070

2004

On November 2, 2004, Ted Poe won election to the United States House. He defeated Nick Lampson (D) and Sandra Leigh Saulsbury (L) in the general election.[12]

U.S. House, Texas District 2 General Election, 2004

Party

Candidate

Vote %

Votes

Republican

Ted Poe

55.5%

139,951

Democratic

Nick Lampson

42.9%

108,156

Libertarian

Sandra Leigh Saulsbury

1.6%

3,931

Total Votes

252,038

Campaign donors

Comprehensive donor information for Poe is available dating back to 2004. Based on available campaign finance records, Poe raised a total of $5,340,823 during that time period. This information was last updated on March 25, 2013.[13]

Lifetime voting record

According to the website GovTrack, Poe missed 239 of 6,440 roll call votes from January 2005 to March 2013. This amounts to 3.7%, which is worse than the median of 2.2% among current congressional representatives as of March 2013.[17]

Congressional staff salaries

The website Legistorm compiles staff salary information for members of Congress. Poe paid his congressional staff a total of $867,427 in 2011. Overall, Texas ranks 27th in average salary for representative staff. The average U.S. House of Representatives congressional staff was paid $954,912.20 in fiscal year 2011.[18]

Net worth

2011

Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.org - The Center for Responsive Politics, Poe's net worth as of 2011 was estimated between $103,014 to $570,999. That averages to $337,006, which is lower than the average net worth of Republican House members in 2011 of $7,859,232. His average net worth increased by 146.88% from 2010.[19]

2010

Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.org - The Center for Responsive Politics, Poe's net worth as of 2010 was estimated between $-21,985 to $294,999. That averages to 146.88%, which is lower than the average net worth of Republican Representatives in 2010 of $7,561,133.[20]

National Journal vote ratings

2012

Each year National Journal publishes an analysis of how liberally or conservatively each member of congress voted in the previous year. Poe ranked 144th in the conservative rankings among members of the U.S. House.[21]

2011

Each year National Journal publishes an analysis of how liberally or conservatively each member of congress voted in the previous year. Poe was tied with one other member of the U.S. House of Representatives, ranking 60th in the conservative rankings among members of the U.S. House.[22]

Voting with party

2013

Ted Poe voted with the Republican Party 93.3% of the time, which ranked 203rd among the 233 House Republican members as of June 2013.[23]

Recent news

This section displays the most recent stories in a Google news search for the term Ted + Poe + Texas + House

All stories may not be relevant to this page due to the nature of the search engine.